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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-15
BURNETT BUDGET.
Social Entertainment-Co Band Of
KIndred-Old Plantation Scenes.
Special Telegram TO the Statesman

Special Telegram To the Statesman.
BURNET, December 10.-J. q. Suffer, of Dallas,
adjuster for the Fire Associat on of Philadelphia,
8 in town yesterday for the purpose of settling
with the firm + Whitney & Holman, whose drug
store was burneI come time ago. Mr.. Suffer also
had authority, by telegram, to settle for Hart
ford nd Home companies, but ia led to come to
an agreement.
MIR and Mrs James Cole gave social enter
Randolph, OF Austin, who Ia visiting with Misses
Cora and Leila Coe. The reception WAS most
pleasant affair, including music and a choice re-
past. The following guests were present: NJ sses
lie Nptler, Fannie Cobb, Alice Thomas, LIVE
Hansf I'd, Nura Boyd, Ella i've; Messrs. j. II.
Graham, j. p. ansford, c. X. Sheriff., j. Skagge,
Rev. ). ]. Murray, W. P. Prestridge, H. X. Hud-
son, 7. II. Hemill.
he town is full of colored people from Austin
and intermediates points, of the Band of Kindred
order. They gave concert and upper last night,
that we're well attended by whites Some of the rep
reservations of old plantation j bilees in the con-
cert were well executed, ana a number old
southerners PRESENT heartily enjoyed the reminder
of ante bel UNI days.
The town is full of Christmas goods, and
preparations for the holidays are going forward
The ethodis Bapt 81, Presbyterian and hristian
| churches will all have Christmas trees or some
kind of entertainment for the SuRdayschools duI.
| ing the Christmas week.
ZEAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Texas Mining and improvement company to B
Badger, lot in Marble Falls, $3.50.
| ID Badger to j. j. NJ. 9th, lot in same, $3.50
wv. Mahby and wife to Dudley Schultz, GU
acres, thi teen mil 8 southeast of Burnett, 1870.
sarah Gibson to VIM. I. and n. A. Gavin, lots
and ,, block s. Burnett, $500.
N. A. Gavin to VIM. 7. Gavin, same prop
| erty, $500.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-15
TWO BULLETS.
Sensational Shooting at Paris-At-
tempted Assassination of
NJ. Ferry.
Three Shots Fired, But Only Two
Take Elect Slightly
Hurt.
FRANCE.


PARIS, December 10. Nj. jules Ferry was nred
three times This afternoon by q man in the lobby Of
the chamber o deputies. The is great excite
ment, and the details of the shooting are not YET
ublainahe, but il ie reported that Nj. Ferry IL
seriously injured
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-15
ZEAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
The Lone Highwayman
special Telegram to the Statesman.

WACO December 10.---Jas. Newsome, the lone
highwsyman was sentenced TO ninety-nine years in
the pen.
Sheriff W. T. Melton, of Concho county, told
THE STATEsNAN's reporter that he and majority
of the western shers favored the Gazette as their
next official organ.
The business men of this city held another i'm
migration meeting this evening 1t was we'll at
tended and there WAS much enthusiasm.
Gov. L. :. Ross is In the city, en- route to Corsi-
cana, whittier he goes to meet the Ofphsn Asylum
commissioners. The governor and Gen. Geo.
Clark had long chat In the hotel office.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-15

WASHINGTON, December 10-Repuhlican tslGt
ore assembled in caucus at IL O'Clock to-day. A
list of assl nmente 10 committees was laid bef re
the bo,y by the caucus committee. One or tive
minor hanges were agreed upon in caucus, ant
tn. liet app owed. The caucus lasted less thar
an hour.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-15
THE AssAseIN's NAME.

PARIS, December 10 3 O. M NJ FrITy Was
shot by man named Barckrin. Berckeiu
appeared in the hall of the cham
her OF deputies and asked to see both
M Ferry and NJ Goblet NJ Goblet did not
resp nd To tercSeins request for an interview,
hutM Ferry did. Ga hi appearance Berckeln drew
a revolver and fired three times Al him. IL is re-
ported that one of the balls sru 4 NJ. Ferry in he
chest This wound, however, is not serious, as NJ,
Ferry wa able G. proceed to the hospital, sup
por ed by friends In reply inquiries by friends,
40 to the severity of his wound, lie responded, vt
il nothing B.rckein has been arrested.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-15
WASHINGTON NOTES
ANTI.sALooN REpuRLICANs.

WAsHINGT N, December 49, A number of sen
6tOTs met at the residence of Senator Palmer last
evening, for the purpose of comforting infurma ly
with Albert Gritli y, chairman of the antl-saoon
repu Ii an national committee of New Yo k, with
ref renee to the anti saloon proposition of Senator
Palmer looking toward ma ional prohibition No
formal action WIS taken.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-15

4, believed The question vii be settled and the
committee on rules announced by next Monday.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-15

PARIS, December 10. Madame Adam has writ.
ten letter 10 the French press, in which she sug-
gests that the sphnxes now in the TUT leriesb re-
turned the navy club Of SebastOpJ d. aud that the
GRO 8 and steeple be return to the old church of
81. Vladimir The Repub iqne Franchise and the
GaulOis (newspapers) applaud the proposal. The
latter paper SAYS: Every testimony If eympathy
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-15
WAYS and MEANS COMMITTEE.

close to pc ker Ca lisle eaid to day that his first
determination to place Hon. VIM. l.. Scott at the
h. I'D of house ways and means committee had heel
changed, and the speaker has about concluded to
give the position of honor to Roger Q. Mi Is, of
1exas. MIR. scott will probably get the place al
the head of the banking and currency committee.
The committee on rules and privileges and cleo
tons will he announced on Monday, but none OF
the other committees until December -.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-15
AUSTRIA.


VIENNA, December 1O.-Dr. Won Longer, emf
nent scientist, is dead
The yiolinist, Miska Hauser, is dead.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-15
THE NEW CABINET /.

PARIS, December 10-The cabinet Is almost com
plee. NJ. Fallieres will he minister OF the interior
Il pres dent of the council: NJ. ROuvier, minister
of finance; NJ Flourens, minister of oreiln af
fRi 8; General FeiTon, minister of war: NJ. Bar
iDpy, mini-ter of marines; NJ. Spuler, minister OF
public instruction. NJ. Balliani, minister Of public
works; NJ HaZ IN, m mister of JUST e; NJ. Dau
tresme, ministe Uf commerce; M. Develle, minis
ter Of agriculture.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-15

We offer no apology for devoting so mt
attention to this neglected class of discas
believing no condition of humanity is [
wretched to merit the sympathy and b
services of the noble profession to which
bClOng. Many who sutfCr from these terri
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Sweep in Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, April 4.-The board of
elections has just completed the footing on
the head of the ticket, which shows
W. II. Stevenson, the Labor candidate for
Mayor, to be elected by ten votes. The
figures are: Stevenson, 17,414; Smith,
Republican, 17,404; Matson, Democrat,
11,547. They have the returns from all
the precints in the city. OF course, with
such result, the official count will have
spection of the vote indicates that the re-
mainder Of the ticket will be Republican
except the judge of the police court.
LATER-All the latest computations
agree in placing the plurality of Smith,
Rep, for Mayor, at something over 600.
They also show that he is the lowest on
the ticket, so that the entire Republican
ticket is elected. The footings at the Office
of the board of elections were not official,
but are made from the official returns as
they come in.
CINCINNATI, April 5.-Complete 5. count
for Mayor is as follows: Smith (rep.) IT,
1858; Matson (dem) IL 951 Stevenson (L.)
1887; Smiths plurality, 500. The plural
tiles of the other Republican candidates are
as follows: F. w. Moore, Judge Superior
Court, 1850; L. F. Hortsman, City Solicitor,
1880; A. F. Bohrer, Treasurer, 1862; ]. A.
Caldwell, Judge Police Court, 4,949; J. C.
Schwartz, Prosecuting Attorney police court
$3.50; Emil Rahse, Clerk police court, l.
92S. The footiDgs for Councilmen and
members of the Board of Education have
not yet been made out, but the indications
are that the Republicans will have plur-
ality in both boards if not majority.
Unofficial footing for ward officers shows
the following result: Council Is Repub-
licans, 8 Labor, Democrats. Board of
Education is Republicans, 8 Labor, 2 Dem.
One curious fact is that the Sd, 4th, 10th
and 21st wards, hitherto strong Democratic,
and the 10th, 11th, 22d and oath, strongly
Republican, were carried yesterday by the
Labor party.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07

ENGLAND has very prompt and en-
phatic way of dealing with the fragile and
ephemeral governments of South America
which we are constrained to admire,
though it is trespassing upon ground in
which we have contingent reversionary
interest. Venezuela is weak sister finan-
cially and as military power. 1t has a
public debt of over twenty millions. which
would be much larger if it had enough
credit to borrow on any terms. The ex-
penditures in 1885 were two millions in
excess of its revenue 1t wouldn't be a
bad stroke of policy for the United States
to advance the money needed to deliver all
the States Of Central and South America
from debt and thus secure their friend
ship and trade We could easily secure
ourselves and it would relieve the country
from subjugation to continental money lend
ers. This rupture between Venezuela and
England is matter that requires Bayard's
careful attention. England also has bill
of damages to collect from Hayti that
wants attention.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07

IT is good news to have our expectations
confirmed by hearing that track laying on
the Manitoba road began in earnest last
Saturday. 1t is the beginning of the
greatest piece Of work ever undertaken in
this age and country of marvels for single
season, and will attract the attention of the
whole world, though the world will
hardly understand its significance to Mon
tana and Helena. The feats of track-lay-
ing performed on the Union, Northern and
Canadian Pacific roads will be completely
thrown into the shade. The highest former
record of single days work will be the
daily average on the Manitoba. Within a
few days the line will be over our border
and the solitude of our Indian reservations
and buffalo ranges will be broken forever.
If the contractors make good their promise,
to have the track laid to Great Falls by
September 1st, it will be an easy matter to
lay it over completed road bed into
Helena during October. The idea Of rid
irg to Benton on the cars in November
next fairly makes old stagers pinch them
selves to be sure of their identity.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07

OUR city election, with its short ripple of
disturbing excitement, is over and the
people of Helena are now free to devote
themselves with all their energies to
gather the harvest for which they have
been anxiously looking and waiting for
years. Relatively speaking, Helena has no
occasion to be envious of the good fortune
of any other city in the country. We are
safely and on the high road of prosperity.
Ours is the Queen City of the Rocky
Mountains, and it is for us to see that she
is crowned with wealth and solid, enduring
prosperity. And while we are piling up
our fortunes let us not forget to add those
advantages without which even wealth
brings little satisfaction. Let our public
schools be the best, with ample accommo-
dations for all who come to live with us.
To make Helena good residence city we
need and hope to have before the season
ends an abundant supply of good water.
We need also full as much an abundant
supply of cheaper fuel For this we must
depend upon coal and railroad competition
in rates. The work of sewering our city
cannot longer be delayed with proper re-
gard to our sanitary condition.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
BOycOtting Railroad Tickets.

NV YORK, April 5.-A boycott on
through tickets issued by the Pennsylvania
railroad company against the western
roads, reported in to-day's dispatches was
the general theme of conversation among
railroad men. 1t is understood that the
boycott has also been extended to the Bos-
ton & Albany road.
The Post says The general passenger
agents were in session all day at the Office
OF Pool Railroad Commissioner Fink dis
cussing the difficulty. 1t was the general
opinion among railroad men that the boy
colt would not last throughout the day !;
that if persisted in it would at the worst
cause through passengers some inconven-
fence for couple of days, but by the end
of that time the western lines would be
able to perfect arrangements by which
any inconvenience caused by the eastern
lines refusal to book through, would be
avoided.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Cabinet Meeting.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-All the men,
bers were present at the cabinet meeting
to-day. The question considered was in
regard to the transfer of certain hostile
Apaches to the public reservation near
Mobile, Alabama.
The effect of the failure of the general
deficiency bill upon the business of the
government during the remainder of the
present fiscal year was informally con-
sidered. A statement will be prepared,
showing the exact situation of affairs in
this regard in each department.
1t was decided that hereafter tie cabinet
shall meet at IL o'clock on Tuesdays and
Thursdays instead of at noon. The change,
which only applies to the recess of Con-
gress, is made for the purpose of giving
the heads of departments more time dur.
ing the afternoon for the consideration of
their mail.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
MICHIGAN ELECTION.
Republican VictOries...PrOhibi
Amendment Defeated.

DETROIT, April 5.-James Mcmillan,
Chairman of the Republican State Com
mitttee, says, while he has no figures on
which to base an accurate estimate, his be-
lief is that the Republican State ticket has
been elected by ten thousand.
DETROIT, April 4.-The electors to day
cast their ballots on two justices of the
State supreme court, two regents of the
State university and two amendments to
the constitution, besides county officers.
The amendments were for an increase in
the salaries of State officers and the prohi-
bition of the liqur traffic. Both the liquor
and anti-liquor men worked hard, lively
campaign being the result.
DETROIT, April 5-The returns from
yesterdays election are slowly coming in.
1t being sett ed that the Republican State
ticket has been elected by about 10000
plurality, interest centers on the prohibi-
tiOn amendment. This evenings Jour
nal Gays it is defeated by $500 majority,
and others claim the majority will reach
10000, but the Prohibition committee still
claims the adoption of the amendment.
This claim is based on the fact that all
cities have been heard from, while country
localities, where the movement had its
greatest strength, have not yet been fully
reported. All figures so far received on
the amendment are partly estimated and
little confidence can be placed in them, al
though it seems probable that the amend
ment is defeated by a small vote. The
Prohibitionists claim that frauds were
committed against them in several wards
in this city and say that several precincts
will be contested. 1t is asserted that
known Prohibitionists were prevented from
voting the ballot for amendment. The
opponents of that measure were allowed to
vote several times, and 1 ,225 votes against
the amendment were purchased.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
The Texas DrOuth.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 81. R.
McCarty, resident of Somerset county for
several years, arrived in this city yester-
day, having been forced to leave his home
on account of the severity of the drouth,
which now affiicts the agricultural districts
of the State, especially the southwestern
cotton belt. McCarty says the people in
the vicinity of Somerset are holding meet
ings daily to devise means to obtain food
for a large portion of the community who
are in need of the common necessities of
life. Many have deserted their homesteads
and gone to search for more favored locali-
ties. Unless there is rain at very early
day the situation will be pitiable. People
are now hauling water distance of ten
miles
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
BEATEN IN CHICAGO.

1t is almost humiliating to confess
that there was any ground for apprehen-
sion that the socialists might carry one
of the largest cities in the country, but
we confess that we have looked to the
result in Chicago with great uneasiness,
and feel relieved by the result an
nounced to-day and the overwhelming
majority by which the arrogant boasts
of the socialists have been pronounced
false. We do not claim the election of
Roche as in any sense a Republican vic
tory. 1t is more than that. 1t is a
victory over an element in the presence
of which all ordinary party distinctions
lose their significance. Nor is it victory
of the native over foreign elements on
the basis of nativity or extraction. But
it is victory of American ideas and
principles over those that are foreign to
law and order and all good government.
1t is victory over socialism, nihilism,
red republicanism and anarchy and ali
the kindred forms of social and political
diseases engendered on foreign soil.
This element has been fattered and
courted and fed by politicians till it
has waxed fat, insolent and defiant, cul-
minating in the murderous Haymarket
riot Carter Harrison has done as much
as any man in the country to nurse this
viper into life and lend poison to its
fangs. He has owed his former elections
to this element, and his appeal to the
Republicans and Democrats to unite on
him and crush it, found no response, and
deserved none but reputation. He has
done more to befoul the name of
Democracy in Chicago than to forward
its interests by his victories.
Another element of danger and cause
of anxiety in the case was the attempt
to identify the interests of the working
men with those of the socialists. 1t was
a real danger, too, and the size of the
Nelson vote indicates measure OF sue
cess. For it is not possible that there are
10000 anarchists in Chicago, who sympa-
thize with and knowingly support the
example and teachings of Spies & Co.
If there is one danger more than an
other, or then all others combined, it is
that the labor party movement may be-
come Unidentified in the popular mind
with socialism and anarchy. In the
Cincinnati election it looks as if these
elements co-operated. So great was the
danger from this combination in Mil
waukee that the Republicans and Demo
Gratis fused and had hard work to defeat it.
1t is not an imaginary but real danger.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07

THERE seems to be an unusual activity
at present in buying iron mines. 1t used
to be thought that iron ores were so plenty
that there could be no such thing as
monopolizing them. Yet the differences
Of location or the presence or absence of
some ingredient makes vast difference in
value. The mines in northern Wisconsin
at the last capitalization were put down
for five millions. 1t is reported that Ohio
capitalists, with Senator Payne at the
head, have recently purchased mines in
Canada which will involve an investment
of ten millions. Other Ohio capitalists
have lately made million dollar purchase
in East Tennessee.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
ELECTION RESULTS.

Election results are sometimes rated
by the fate of the head of the ticket. If
the election yesterday were thus to be
Judged it was a Democratic victory. But
when we pass to the next officer on the
list we find very little trace of the Dem
ocratic majority. Dick Barden, Repub-
lican, carries every ward in the city and
beats very strong man by the largest
majority scored by any one.
The race for Police Magistrate was
much closer than many expected. Judge
English had made an excellent record
and gave general satisfaction. His cleo
ton was regarded by very many as a
foregone conclusion and it was almost
considered a waste of ammunition to
contest the place. kuntz, however,
made a gallant fight on forlorn hope
and carried three out of the seven
wards
When we come to the Aldermen, there
is better test of party strength, though
the lines of political cleavage was far
from being strictly observed. The ex-
ceptionally strong Republican list Of
candidates entitled them to a clean
sweep. And yet such superior men as
Parchen in the Second ward and Norris
in the first are among the defeated.
Counting the maiorities for Aldermen
in the several wards, we find hand
some majority in the city of nearly a
hundred.
Summing up the general result the
Republicans elected six and the Demo
Gratis four of their candidates. So that
relatively and in the number of officers
secured the victory was with the Repub-
lcans. Our City Council is as strongly
Republican as it ever was, and what is
more to the purpose it is as strong in
the character of the men and insures us
as good and progressive an administra
ton of our city affairs as we could pos
sibly desire.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07

SPARKS has graciously allowed to the
Interior department that patents may
issue to the Northern Pacific for lands
earned between Duluth and the Missouri
river. But he draws the line there, be-
cause as to the residue measures of for
feiture were pending before Congress
at its adjournment. We supposed that
the 10th Congress had ceased existence
and had not simply adjourned. We have
no knowledge of any pending measures of
forfeiture, or any public lands committee
of Congress. The Northern Pacific title is
considered pretty good in Montana and
the company pays taxes on all that
Sparks permits to be surveyed.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Kansas Election.

KANSAS CITY, April 5.-Scattering re-
rurns from Kansas indicate that the
municipal elections in general passed off
quietly and as far as can be judged the
introduction of female suffrage does not
work great change in the character of
the result. In some cities and towns
women availed themselves quite gener-
ally of their newly acquired privilege.
The effect Of the experiment cannot be
OWNED as yet. The issues involved, how
ever, are local. At several points women
were elected to membership on the school
boards.
ATCHIsoN, April 5.-The Republicans
elect Mayor Kelsey again and their en-
tire ticket. About 300 women voted,
the majority supporting House for
mayor.
TOPEKA, April 5.-At midnight only a
small portion of the vote was counted,
but enough to show that the whole Re-
publican ticket was elected. The women
who registered mostly voted and generally
as their husbands did
Fl. SCOTT, April 5.-The entire Repub-
lican ticket was elected to-day. The
women turned out in large numbers
There was only two tickets in the field
Democratic and Republican. The election
passed off quietly.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Forfeited Railroad Lands.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-The matter Of
the restoration of lands granted to aid in
the construction of railroad and tele-
graph line from Portland to Astoria and
from Fresh Grove to McMinnville in the
State of Oregon as provided by the act of
forfeiture approved January 81, 1885, the
Secretary of the Interior has decided, on
appeal of the Oregon & California Rail-
way Company. to adhere to the instruc-
tions issued July 8, 1885.
Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-07
Fatal Shooting ARRAY.

NEW ORLEANS, April SIN a fight
between members of the old and new
cotton press council this afternoon Pat Gill
christ, yardman, was shot and danger
ously wounded by Alexander Paul, col
ored yardman. Paul says that Gilchrist
has been threatening him for several days.
To- day Gilchrist approached him, drew
revolver and fired four shots. He PAUL
returned the fire, emptying five chambers
of his pistol, one bullet taking effect in
Gilchrist's abdomen. Paul is chairman of
the executive committee of yardmen No.
2 and ex-vice president of the trades as
sembly. He was also vice president of
the cotton council before the press associa-
ton difficulties originated. Gilchrist is
we'll known in cotton circles and has al
ways borne an excellent reputation.